Small Group Boat, Kayak and Walking Guided Eco Tour Everglades
This very popular eco-adventure and combines the best of a boat tour, a kayak tour and a walking tour in a single great learning experience. Depending on the season, you can encounter manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, bald eagles, ospreys, herons, egrets, pelicans, roseate spoonbills and/or numerous species of fish and shore birds. A very comfortable transport boat will bring you deep into Everglades National Park with your Florida Master Naturalist guide. Once at the first destination, the tour slows down using very stable, comfortable kayaks to get you close to the flora and fauna. Imagine paddling next to a manatee or a dolphin! (No previous kayaking experience is required and there are single and two-person kayaks on every tour). Continue your interpretive experience with a walking tour on remote, pristine barrier island beach … a beach that is seldom visited by others.
Note: June through October, we suggest the morning experiences due to the weather.
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Departure
What's included in Small Group Boat, Kayak and Walking Guided Eco Tour Everglades
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Everglades Area Tours
Meet your ground and guide and begin your Everglade Experience. Each trip is led by an experienced Florida Master Naturalist who is certified by the National Park and licensed by the US Coast Guard.
Everglades National Park
Get the ultimate experience of the Florida Everglades on this fun, exciting eco-adventure by boat, kayak and foot! Your tour is led by an experienced naturalist who is certified by the national park and licensed by the US Coast Guard. Throughout your tour, your guide will teach you all about the history of the area, as well as the wildlife and diverse vegetation. Begin your tour with a boat ride through some of the most beautiful and remote areas of the Everglades National Park. Once you arrive at your destination, receive a brief safety instruction before getting into your kayak (no experience required) and exploring the area up close. Paddle your way to Barrier Island Beach, a remote beach seldom visited by others. Here, take a guided walking tour of the area and see the wrack lines, shallow tidal zones, dunes, uniquely adapted plants, mangrove swamps and many different invertebrate species. Your guide will tailor the tour according to the group’s interests and the day’s environmental conditions. You may encounter a wide array of the park’s wildlife including manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, bald eagles, ospreys, herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills and more! After your hike on the beach, get back into your kayak and paddle back to the boat for your return journey.
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
The 10,000 Islands extend from Marco Island into Everglades National Park.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Guided nature hike
- Kayak equipment and instruction
- Boat ride
- Professional naturalist guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- You will need to access the boat by decending a couple steps of a ladder.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- After turning off US 41/Tamiami Trail, on the righthand side, after two blocks, is a large, FREE parking lot. Our guests are authorized to park here. Please meet your captain at the picnic tables located in the back of the Ship’s Store.
